Wichita eagle., 1887-12-30
SOME STRANGE kNTlPATHlES.
Remarkable Instances by Way of Illus
trafion-A Dog at a Feast.

Remarkable Instances by Way of Illus-
tration-A Dog at a Feast.
1t seems absolutely incredible that Peter
the Great. the father of the Russian navy,
should shudder at the sight of water,
whether running or still. vet so it was,
| especially when alone. His palace gar.
dens. beautiful as they were, he never
entered, because the river Mosera flowed
through them. His coachman had or
ders to avoid all roads which led past
streams. and if compelled to pass a brook
or bridge the great emperor would sit
with closed windows in a cold perspira-
ton. Another monarch, James |. the
English Solomon, rs he liked TO be called.
had many antipathies, chiefly tobacco,
ling and pork. He never overcame his
inability to look with composure at d
drawn sword. and it is said that on one
occasion, when giving the accolade, the
king turned his face aside, nearly wound
ing the new made knight.
Henry III, Of France. had so great
dislike to cats that he tainted at the SIGHT
of one. We suppose that in this case
the cat had to waive its proverbial pre-
rogative and could not look at king.
This viii seem as absurd as extraordinary
to lady lovers OF that much petted ami
NAL: but what are we to Say of The
Countess of Lanballc, Of unhappy his
tory. to whom a violet was 3 thinS Of
horror: Even this is rot without its
precedent, for it is on record that Vim
cent, the painter, was seized with vertigo
and swooned at the smell of roses. Scah-
ger states that one OF his relations was
made i'll at the sight of a lily, and he
himself would turn pale at the sight Of
water crosses and could never drink milk.
Charles Kingsley, naturalist as he was 10
the core, had great horror OF spiders,
and in ''Claucus, after saying that
every one seems to have his antipathic
animal, continues: Il know one (hin-
self bred from his childhood to zoology
bv land and sea. and bold in asserting
and honest IN feeling that all without ex-
ceptiOn is beautiful, who vet cannot,
after handling and petting and examin-
ing. all day long, every uncOuth and
venomous beast, avoid a paroXysm Of
horror at the sight Of the common house
spider" The writer shares in this dis
inherited from his grandfather. The
genial author of the Turkish Spy" says
that he would far prefer, sword in hand.
to face lion in his desert lair than have
a spider crawl over him in the dark.
The cat, as we have previously men
toned. has repeatedly been an object Of
aversion. The Duke of Shomberg,
tho6gh a redoubtable soldier, would net
sit III the same room with a cat
courier OF the Emperor Ferdinand carried
this dislike so far as to bleed at the nose
on hearing a cat NEW. a well known
officer Of her maiesty's army, who has
proved his strength and courage in more
than one campaign. turns pale at the
sight of a cat. On one occasion. when
asked out to dinner. his host who was
rather skeptical as. to the reality Of this
feeling, concealed cat in an ottoman In
the dining room. Dinner was announced
and commenced, but his guest was evi-
IDENTIFY iii at ease, and at length declared
his inability to go on eating, as he was
sure there was a cat Ia the room. IN
apparently thorough but unavailing
search was made. but his visitor was so
completely upset that the host. with
many apologies for his experiment. ''let
the cat out of the bag and out of the
ottoman at the same time Lord Lander
dale, on the other hand, declared that the
mewing of a cat was to him Sweeter than
any music. while he had the greatest dis
like TO the lutte and the bagpipe In this
latter aversion he was by no means sing
uiar.
Dogs. too. have come in for their share
of dislike. De Musset cordially detested
them. When a candidate for the acad-
envy he called upon prominent member.
At the gate Of The chateau q dirty, ugly
dog received HIM most affectiOnately and
insisted on preceding him into the draw
ing room, De MusSet curSing his friends
prediction for the brute. The academi-
cian entered and they adjourned to the
dining room. the dog at their heels.
SEEING his opportunity the dog placed
his muddy paws upon the spCtless cloth
and carried oil a bonnie bouche. The
wretch wants shooting" was De Nusset's
muttered thought, but he politely sand:
You are fond Of dogs. l see:''
Fond OF dogs retorted the academic
clan: Il hate them
But this animal here. Querfed De
Nusset: Il have only tolerated it because
| thought il was yours. sir.
Mime exclaimed the poet tho
thought that it was yours alone kept me
from killing him. - Cassells Family
Magazine.